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quarrel noisily and outrageously. Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that brawleth openly with his wife. Golden Boke.

One that brawls; wrangler. Common brawler (Law), one who disturbs a neighborhood by brawling (and is therefore indictable at common law as a nuisance). Wharton.

Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy. She is an irksome brawling scold. Shak.

In a brawling manner.

A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. "In the very midst of the affray." Motley.

In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily; violently. He brawleth bigly. Robynson (More's Utopia. )

Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly. "Harsh and blatant tone." R. H. Dana. A monster, which the blatant beast men call. Spenser. Glory, that blatant word, which haunts some military minds like the bray of the trumpet. W. Irving.

A brawl or dance. [Obs.] Spenser.

A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state. I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will which will cause innumerable broils, place men in what situation you please. Burke.

or play to; to worship; as, to call upon God. -- To call out To call or utter loudly; to brawl.

-- Common Bench, a name sometimes given to the English Court of Common Pleas. -- Common brawler (Law), one addicted to public brawling and quarreling. See Brawler. -- Common carrier (Law), one who undertakes the office of carrying (goods or persons) for hire. Such a carrier is bound to carry in all cases when he has…

ent; controversy; debate; altercation. Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors and brawling language. I. Watts.

Chiding; brawl. [Obs.]

An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.

Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous. Loquacious, brawling, ever in the wrong. Dryden.

ering Phaëthon Wanting the manage of unruly jades. Shak. The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. Shak.

One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence. [Cant] Arbuthnot.

antagonism in opinion, feeling, or conduct; esp., an angry dispute, contest, or strife; a brawl; an altercation; as, he had a quarrel with his father about expenses. I will bring a sword upon you that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant. Lev. xxvi. 25. On open seas their quarrels they debate. Dryden.…

Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.

A brawl or quarrel. [Obs.]